Monday, August 11 2008
Buffalo, NY

I visited my brother Scott’s apartment today. I am always telling my friends about Scott’s apartment because of a collection he has. Scott collects miniature liquor bottles. You know the tiny ones like you get on airplanes? Those. Except that Scott has hundreds and hundreds of them, and they’re all different–many more varieties than I would have thought were possible. Check out the wall they cover:

I took pictures of some of the cooler sections of the collection (it’s all cool, but I couldn’t take pictures of everything, right?), and Scott even pointed out some of his favorites, and held some that were too difficult to photograph on the shelf. I hope you enjoy these pictures, because this collection just blows me away:

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In the evening, I got out my microphone and sat down with my grandmother and her boyfriend. I was a little nervous about doing this. Although I had interviewed friends, this was the first time I would be talking to a member of my own family. I almost shied away from it, but I figured that since I had the microphone there with me on the trip, I’d probably regret it if I didn’t. And so, ladies and gentlemen, this is my grandmother talking a little bit about the grocery store her father ran when she was growing up:

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Her father was very clear on how important family was to him:

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I also spoke to Phil, whose 91 year old mind is still as sharp as a tack. He’s always got a quick-witted thing to add into a conversation, or an odd perspective to contribute. This is a story I didn’t know about Phil:

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I love stories like that–and Phil has a bunch of ‘em. Maybe the next time I see him, he’ll be able to share a few more.

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